Web-printing press.



No. 706,269. Patented A'u 5,1902.-

w. SPALCKHAVER.

WEB PRINTING PRESS.

(Application filed Oct. 80, 1897.)

2 Shets-Sheet {No Model.)

No. 706,269. Patented Aug. 5, I902.

W. SPALCKHAVER.

WEB PRINTING PRESS.

(Application filed Oct. 30, 1897.) (N0 Model.) 2 SheisSheet 2.

' fill/676K017 an i "Ni re STATES VVILLIAM SPALCKHAVER, OF BROOKLY AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS. TER, OF. NEW COMPANY.

PATENT O FICE,

N, NEYV YORK, ASSIGNOR, .BY DIRECT lO-ROBERT HOE AND CHARLES V. CARPEN- YORK, N. Y., UNDER THE FIRM-NAME OF R. HOE AND WEB-PRINTING PRESS.

, I I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,269, dated August 5, 1902.

Application filed October 30, 1897.

To all whom it Duty conceive.-

Be it-known that I, WILLIAM SPALCKHAVER, a citizen of the Unit-edStates, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Web-Printing Presses, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of the'same.

This invention relates to an improved webprinting machine for printing a plurality of webs simultaneously, the especial object of the invention being to provide for the most I convenient access of the attendants to all the printing, inking, and delivery mechanisms for the various purposes involved in Web-' printing and with a press of compact form and occupying the minimum of space longitudinally and with one or more products of various forms delivered at a convenient point with direct and approximate equal runs of the different webs.

A further object of the invention is to pro-.

vide means for the rapid and convenient substitution of new rolls of paper for the exhausted rolls, so as to reduce the time lost by this substitution, while securing the'proper run of the Webs.

The invention consistsin variouscombina- 0 tions of web-printing mechanisms and delivery apparatus and in a novel arrangement for the substitution of web rolls in: afitwebprinting machine, all of which will be fully described and specifically claimed hereinafter.

As the invention will be best understood by a description of -a construction embodying the same, all'further preliminary description will be omitted, and such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and showing web printing presses embodying all the features of the invention in their preferred form as applied in connection with four-press and two-press machines.

Referring to Figure l of thedrawings,whi chis a diagrammatic side elevation of a press printing from four webs, which webs may be of double width forming an octuple pres or Serial no) 656.906. (N0 model.)

of single width forming a quadruple press, the machine shown consists of four webprinting mechanisms arranged with two mechanisms at each end of the machine, one above theother, all these four mechanisms being arranged in linethat is, in the same vertical planes-with their cylinders parallel, so that the webs all run in the same vertical planes toward the longitudinal centerof the machine and a straight run of all the webs is secured, and two or more ofthem may readily be associated for delivery together by apparatus located between the web-printin g mechanisms. In the form shown each of the printing mechanisms, whichare lettered, respectively, A A A A, has first and second pairs of type and impression .cylinders, lettered, respectively, it and it, and the type-cylinders of the printing mechanisms are provided with inking mechanisms 10, which maybe of any suitable form, the printing mechanisms preferably having their type and impression cylinders andinking mechanism arranged with the row of cylinders reflexed outward toward the end of the press, so as'to extend partlyin avertical and partly in a horizontal plane, as shown, instead of with the cylinders directly above each other or in the same horizontal planes, so as to avoid great length or height of the press and bring all the cylinders and inking mechanisms into position for the most 0on 8o venient access and the best lead of the webs;

The printing mechanisms at opposite ends-of the pressa're arranged end to end in the construction shown, so that the webs run toward each other, and between the printing mechanisms A A at'one end of the press'and the printing mechanisms A A at the opposite end of the press are arrangedtwo longitudinal folders F E, these longitudinal folders being arranged to face--that is, with their folding 9o inclines pointing in opposite directions and toward the end of the press next which they are respectively placed; The longitudinal folders F F respectively deliver the folded web or webs passing over them to delivery mechanisms G G, whiohmay be of any suitable form and are showmas having the final delivery-tapes 1 1 12, delivering at the side of v I the press, in line with the longitudinal folder this mechanism'passes approximately directly to the latter.

to the rear side of the longitudinalfolder F, turning around the test 'guide 1 and then over the rollfat the top of the longitudinal folder F The web as from web-rollX at the end of the press passes over guide 2, through the printing mechanism A, then horizontally at the top of the press, and downward around guide 2 and over other guides 2 to a pointat the rear of the folder F,turningaround the last guide 2 to the roll f, where it is associated with the web 00' and passes with the lat ten; to the longitudinal folder F. At the opposite end of the press the webs 00 and or" pass from their respectivewebrolls XKX over their respective guides 3 4 through their respective mechanisms A A and over roll f to the folder F in the same manner as above described in connection with the webs 00' 00 the arrangement of parts and run of the webs at the opposite ends of the press being shown as exactly the same. As shown in fulllines in thedraw- .ings, therefore, two products are being deliv cred, each one made up of two webs printed at the ends of the machine corresponding to the respectivelongitudinal folders. The products delivered by this press may be varied widely, however,' as it is possible to run all the webs or any number of the webs to either one of the folders, so that all the webs may be delivered by a single folder or two of the websby each folder, as above described, or one I web by one of the folders and three of the webs by the other folder. I have shown also a slitter s, which may be positioned as shown orat any other convenient point at or near the receiving ends of the folders or elsewhere for the convenient lead of some or all of the webs thereto without excessive difference in' the length of run of the webs and by which slitter all the webs maybe slit or some of the webs may be slit and others delivered pose of without slitting and folded about the slit web or webs and various products be thus secured; 1

The formation of the different prod ucts will be readily understood from the drawings and above description by those skilled in the art without further explanation; but for the purillustration I. have'shown in dotted lines in the drawings the delivery of the webs a by the folder F and delivery mechanism G, with the webs m m slit and the web or s sheets from webs x ware folded about the slit webs m nt, so that the inset within the the other support.

longitudinally-folded sheets from web or.

With'this arrangement the webs 1 50 are delivered as before; but the webs rt- #3 instead ofpassing directly to the folder pass thereto over the slitter s, the web 1; passing to the slitter from the guide 4: at the top of the press around another guide 6 above the slitter 3, and thus over the slitter, and thence to the folder F'with the web 00 The web a is thus delivered by' the folder F to form a product separate from the other three webs; but it is obvious that this web also may be delivered by the folder F inset with webs {1: I

00" within web co' by leading the web 03 to, the

slitter s, and thence to the folder F, orthe web 92 may be led directly to the folder F without slitting and the slit webs m or" inclosed within the unslit webs 0c 00 by leading the web 00 around roll 1 and over rollf to the folder F, the webs at no past the slitter .9, around roll 2 and over roll f to folder F under the web m, as shown in dotted lines in the drawings, and the web 00 over the roll 3 andthen under the rolls 4 2 and over rollf to the folder F under the webs on x 0;.

With the arrangement of web-printing and deli-very mechanisms shown and above described anysuitable arrangement for mounting the web-rolls may be used; but I prefer to combine therewith means for vmounting a plurality of web-rolls for each of the printing mechanisms in such a manner that when one web-roll is exhausted or about to be exhausted the web from another web-roll may be led to the printing mechanism without shifting the roll, and then a new roll may be substituted for the exhausted rollwitho'ui interfer ingwith the run of the new web and so that the web may beled from the substituted roll to the printing mechanism without shifting the roll.

as shown,- the press is provided with twowebsupports 13 14 for each printing mechanism, these supports 13 14' for each printing mechanism being arranged in such position relatively to each other and to the printing mechanism that a web from a roll in either of these supports may be led to the printing mechanismwithout interfering'with the other roll and a new roll substituted for an exhausted roll in either of the supports without interfering with the run of the web from a roll in 'As shown in connection with printing mechanisms A A ,'the rolls X X in supports 13; from which the webs are passing to the respective printing mechanisms, areapproximately full and new full web-rolls Y Y have been substituted in sup-- ports 14 for previously-exhausted rolls in the same supportsand are in position for the ends of the webs y 1 to be led to the respective.

printing mechanisms A A when web-rolls X X areexhaustetL-and new rolls can then be substituted in supports 13 for rolls X X with out interfering'with the runof webs y 3'1 and thus be ready for use when web-rolls Y X are exhausted. In connection with printing The specific arrangementfor thisv substitution of web-rolls may be-varied bu t,-

- tution of a new -IO path of the webs 11 7 from full Web-rolls Y Y, mounted in supports 14 to the respective printing mechanisms A A is shownin dotted lines, so that it is seen that the run of neither web. is interfered with by the substiroll of the other web.

The supports 13 for the lower web-rolls X X are shown as mounted on carriages 15, so

, as to be run endwise into the press below the -to be exhausted or webs g "y? and inside the web-rolls Y Y. This is a convenient and compact construction, but it will be understood that the arrangement of these roll-supports may be varied, all the rollsbeing mounted verticallyin line at the end of the press or otherwise in any suitable manner to secure the result desired. The webs from the new rolls may be threaded intothe machine independently of the webs from the rolls exhausted or about the ends of the new webs to be introduced may be attached to the webs forwhich they are to be substituted, and thus led to the-printing mechanism, my invention being applicable in connection with either method of threading the new webs.

It will be seen that this machine, with the web-printing mechanisms arranged in the same vertical planes at opposite ends of the 1 from-each other toward the opposite press and with the folding and delivery mechanisms facing in opposite directions and away ends of the press, provides for most convenient access to the lower printing and inking mechanisms and to the front of the folders and delivery mechanism with.ample space for convenient work, while at the same time the total length of the press is small. Considering the lower printing mechanisms A A in connection .with

the folders F F and delivery mechanisms G G, it will be seen that the lower type-cylinders t of mechanisms A A and their inking mechanisms are readily and conveniently accessible from the spaces S between these printing mechanisms and the delivery mechanisms G G, and that the-front of these folders and of'the delivery mechanisms are readily accessible from the same spaces, and that glargg and convenient space for the attendant is provided by this arrangement with a short press, as all the space left between the delivery mechanisms and the printing mechahisms is available for the attendant and without interference, since the gearin g of the two delivery mechanisms, which is on their rear sides,

' is brought into the space T betweenthe fo1d,

space for the attendant is ers and out of the way of the attendant. The

upper type-cylinders f. and their inking mechanisms in these presses are readily accessible from the rear or abovein the spaces between the printing mechanisms and the webs m a, which space is also utilized in threading the webs. Thus convenient access and abundant I provided in conneetlon w th these lower prmtin g mechanisms of products may mechanisms arranged as and the delivery mechanisms. In connection with the upper printing mechanisms A A also abundant space and convenient access to the lower type-cylinders t and theirinking, mechanisms are secured within the spaces S between the webs .r and the webs zr cc, the webs m w preferably being led for this purpose asshown-tlrd is, horizontally from the top of the press for a sufficient distance to secure tne desired space and then downward to the folders. The upper type-cylinders t and their respect-ave inking mechanisms are readily accessiblefrom the top of the press, as usual in such constructions. By the arrangement ofthe folding and delivery mechanisms, as shown, also the webs may be led to the respective-folders in opposite directions from the center toward the ends of the press, and. all or some of the webs may be led to either of the mechanisms Without substantial diiference in the length of the run of the webs from the different printing mechanisms, this con struction also permitting the lead of the webs to the different delivery mechanisms for the various products with the least interference with each other,

be secured.

It will be understood that the features of the invention, consisting in the combination of web printing mechanisms and delivery described, are not limited to a construction in which a plurality of printing mechanisms are arranged at each end of the press, although such a construction is preferred and is included within the broad invention covered by this application; but the invention includes also certain combinations which may comprise but a single web-printing mechanism at each end of the press. Such a two-web-press machine is shown in diagrammatic side elevation in Fig. 2, this press being shown as the same in general construction and arrangement of printing mechanisms and folding and delivery mechanism as in the case of the two lower printing mechanisms of the'press shownin Fig. 1 and above, described, so that the same letters of reference may-be applied as to corresponding parts in Fig. 1, and the construction of Fig. 2 will be fully understood from the previous description of the four-press machine of Fig. 1, so that no further description of this two-press construction is required.

In another application, Serial No. 47,429, filed February 15, 1901, now Letters Patent No. 671,061, dated April 2, 1901,and forming so that a very large variety.

a division of the present application, ,1 have claimed specificallythe construction shown in Fig. 1 of this application, together with certain combinations limited to a plurality ofweb-printing mechanisms arranged one above the otherat each end of a press, with folding allild delivery mechanisms in the space between 12 em.

What I claim is- ,l. The combination with aplnrality of webprinting mechanisms arranged in the same vertical planes with their cylinders parallel,

of two folding and deliverymechanisms having longitudinal folders arranged in line with and -.'between said web-printing mechanisms with the folders facing in opposite directions and away from each other toward the opposite ends of the press, substantially as described.

2. The combination witha plurality of webprinting mechanisms arranged, in the same vertical planes with their cylinders parallel,

of folding and delivery mechanism arranged in line with and between said web-printing mechanisms, and pairs of web roll supports, as- 13, 14, for each printing mechanism arranged atthe opposite ends of the press and positioned for the lead to the respective printing mechanisms of a-web from a roll mounted in either of the corresponding pair of supports and to permit the substitution of a full web-rolljforan exhausted roll in either snpport of a pair while the printing mechanism is'rnnning on aweb from a web-roll mounted in the other support of said pair, substantiall y as described.

' 4. The combinationwith a plurality of webprinting mechanisms arranged in the same vertical planes with their cylinders parallel, of two-longitudinal folders arranged in line with said web-printing mechanisms with the folders facing in opposite directions and away -from eachother toward the opposite ends of ,thepress, substantially as described.

" I 5. The combination with a pluralityof webprinting mechanisms arranged in the same vertical planes with their cylinders parallel, of two-longitudinal folders arranged in line with said web-printing mechanisms with the folders facing in opposite directionsand away from each other toward the opposite ends of the press, and means for directing the webs 'from the printing mechanisms to either of the longitudinalfolders or partly to one longitudinal folder and partly to the other, sub-.

stantially as described.

6. The combination with a plurality of webprinting mechanisms arranged in line with each other, with their cylinders parallel, of two folding and delivery mechanisms having longitudinal folders arranged in line with and between said web-printing mechanisms, with the foldersarranged back to back and facing toward the opposite ends of the press.

7. The combination with aplurality'of webprinting mechanisms arranged in line with each other, with theircylinders parallel, of

two folding and delivery" mechanisms arranged in line with and between said webprinting mechanisms, with the front side of the folding and delivery mechanisms facing in opposite directions and away from each other toward the respective ends of the press.

8. The combination with a plurality of webprinting mechanisms arranged in line with each other with their cylinders parallel, of two longitudinal folders arranged in line with said printing mechanisms, with the folders arranged back to back and facing toward the opposite ends of the press.

9. The combination with a pluralityof webprinting mechanisms arranged in line with each other, with their cylinders parallel, of

two longitudinal folders arranged in line with said web-printing merhanisms, with the folders arranged back to back and facing toward the opposite ends of the press, and means for directing the webs from the printing mechanisms to either of the longitudinal folders or partly to one longitudinal folder and partly to the, other.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

W ILLI AM' SVALCKIIAVER'.

Witnesses: I

F. W'. II. CRANE, ILL. SPEIR. 

